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Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa hosted a Community Awareness Day as part of the CTCA Hope Works program. The event featured about 20 nonprofit organizations with a representative who discussed the organization’s purpose, mission, and how employees can get involved.

Raakhee Patel, PT, DPT, CLT, Physical Therapist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, shares how to perform lymphatic massage after surgery, a gentle pressure technique used to move waste fluids from a damaged area. In addition, she offers suggestions on what specializations/training patients dealing with lymphedema should look for when selecting a physical or occupational therapist.

Dr. Rola Eid, Medical Director of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Plastic Surgeon at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa. After reading about Myers in a medical journal, she sought out a local artist to take lessons on how to improve her technique on nipple/areola tattoos. In addition to this story, the ktul.com features a Web Extra with Dr. Eid explaining ways to save the nipple during nipple sparing mastectomies.

The National Institutes of Health estimate that 2.85 million US children under the age of 18 are currently living with a parent who has been diagnosed with cancer. Lindsay Rehm, Oncology Nurse and Education Specialist with Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, gives her recommendations on speaking to children about a loved one's cancer diagnosis.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa has added three physicians. Dr. Rola Eid is a plastic surgeon who will serve as medical director of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Richard Tannen is an intensivist and Dr. Kevin Tulipana is a hospitalist.